Raincoat Song (ver 2) Tab

Artist: The Decemberists
Album: Always the Bridesmaid: A Singles Series
Song: Raincoat Song (ver 2)
Tabbed by: Jonathan Danilovich
Colin uses the capo on the 3rd fret in the album, but usually moves it lower when
playing live.
The intro and verse use the same chord shapes, but have different picking patterns.
The transitions from verse to chorus do not correspond 100% with what Colin actually
plays, although the chords are correct and the picking is quite similar.
Listen to the recording for the nuances.
D6 xx0202
Gmaj9 3x0202 (D6 with a G as bass)
G 320003
A x02220
Bm x24432
Bm/A x04432
D xx0232
Intro:
D6
e|---2---2-----2-----2---2-----|--2---2-----2-----2---2-----|
B|-----------0---0-----------0-|----------0---0-----------0-|
G|---2-----2-------2-------2---|--2-----2-------2-------2---|
D|-0-----------0---------------|0-----------0---------------|
A|-----0---------------0-------|----0---------------0-------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Gmaj9 D6
e|--2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-|--2---2-----2-----2---2------|
B|------0---0-----------0---0-----|----------0---0-----------0--|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2---|--2-----2-------2-------2----|
D|--------0---------------0-------|0-----------0----------------|
A|--------------------------------|----0---------------0--------|
E|3---------------3---------------|-----------------------------|
Verse:
D6
e|---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-|---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-|
B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----|-------0---0-----------0---0-----|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
D|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
A|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Caroline, you're angry 'cause you sleep like a spinster and you're twenty-eight.
Gmaj9 D6
e|---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-|---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-|
B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----|-------0---0-----------0---0-----|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
D|---------0---------------0-------|-0---------------0---------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------0---------------0-------|
E|-3---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
You've been thinking late you couldn't catch a cold.
D6
e|---2---2-----2-----2---2-----|---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-|
B|-----------0---0-----------0-|-------0---0-----------0---0-----|
G|---2-----2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
D|-0-----------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
A|-----0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bend your head double in the goose down, piling all the pillows high.
Gmaj9 D6
e|---2------2-----2---2-----2-----2-|---2-----2-----2---2-----2-------|
B|-------0----0-----------0---0-----|-------0---0-----------0---0h3p0-|
G|-----2--------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-----------|
D|----------0---------------0-------|-0---------------0---------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------0---------------0-------|
E|-3----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
Heave your fiercest sigh and see if that'll work
A G D6
e|-------------------------3--------2----|-2-----2---2-----2-------|
B|-2-------2h3p2-------0----------------0|---0-----------0---0h3p0-|
G|---2---2---------0---0-------0------2--|-----2-------2-----------|
D|-----2---------2-----0-----0---0-------|---------0---------------|
A|-0-------------------------------------|-0---------------0-------|
E|-------------------3---3---------------|-------------------------|
And the raincoat that you wore when it rained today.
A G D6
e|----------------------3-------2---------|
B|2---------2h3-0---0---------------0-----|
G|--2---2---2-------0-------0---2-------0-|
D|----2-------------0-----0---0-------0---|
A|0-------------------------------0-------|
E|--------0-------3---3-------------------|
And the raincoat that you wore when it rained today.
Bm Bm/A G
e|-----------------------3-----------3------
B|---3-------3-------0-----------0----------
G|-------4-------0---0-------0---0-------0--
D|-----4-------4-----0-----0-----0-----0----
A|-2-------0--------------------------------
E|-----------------3---3-------3---3--------
I think it only made it rain more.
Bm Bm/A G
------------------------3-------------------------|
----3-------3-------0-------------0---------------|
--------4-------0---0---------0---0--0-----0---0--|
------4-------4-----0-----0h2-----0----------0----|
--2-------0----------------------------0h2--------|
------------------3---3---------3-----------------|
I think it only made it rain more
*Return to verse
Outro:
D6 D A D
e|---2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2-------2-------|
B|-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-3--2-3--|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---2--2-2--|
D|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0----0--|
A|---------0---------------0---------------0----------0----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

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